Days Hotel Waterford

... the next 5 days, they'll take us around the southwest of ireland, to such places as the Ring of Kerry, Killarney, Blarney, Cobh, Waterford, and etc. Then they'll abandon us somewhere outside of Dublin and we'll check into the hotel that I found (wish me ...

... 6pm. The Quay is the main road by the river and usually has about 600 carparks so it was a big occasion. We went into Waterford late morning and once again the church near our place was very busy. We had seen what was possibly one wedding and 2 funerals ...

... The river trip, whilst a tad tricky from a navigators viewpoint, afforded views of ancient wee harbours, hills, woods and the Waterford waterfront. After mooring up we took ourselves into the city and found that we were moored right in the centre with ...

... that we thoroughly covered the seaside area of Tramore. Buses were running every 30 minutes so we decided to catch the 12:15 bus to Waterford and joined the queue at about 12:00.  By the time the bus arrived at 12:40 there was a long line ...

... a tower hanging way out on a ledge-I don't know-maybe someone reading this can tell me the full correct story? LOL. Arrived at Waterford. Didn't get taken to Waterford Crystal which was a bit of a bummer and weirdly couldn't find a shop selling it (Sorry ...

... no right to vote. Waterford was one of the more tolerant cities and Catholics were admitted as freemen and allowed to trade. Waterford revived and there were 2 cathedrals built in the city at about the same time, notable because both were designed by the ...

... ; at Waterford and some other bases from which raiding parties plundered the monasteries. The Vikings returned in 914 and established Waterford as Ireland oldest city. Dermot McMurrough tried to take over in 1169 and Strongbow succeeded in 1171 after a ...

... ; We took a multitude of pictures, dreamed of being able to procure such beautiful objects, and headed for a walk into town. Waterford began, interestingly enough, as an old Viking village.  It is the oldest settlement in Ireland and has a decidedly ...

... the night, but first we were treated to a tour of Reginald's tower, and then to a tour of the historic town center. Waterford originated in medieval times; it is the oldest 'city' in Ireland; it sits, surrounded by rivers, in an ideal spot for early ...

... driving at about 70k’s in a 100k road for at least 10km,  so frustrating.  Struck more puzzling streets in Waterford itself, we followed the signs for Dunmore East and they even had marking on the road ‘Dunmore, get in lane’, ...

... not to disturb him but when we were in the cafe a bus load of tourists arrived. It is clearly a notable pretty village. We were back in Waterford at about 3pm so called in to see if Tony was home. He wasn’t so we went into town and bought a piece of ...

... 't very appealing. After exploring the gardens for a while it was time to move on. Had a quick drive through Cork, then onto Waterford for a tour of the crystal factory there. I'd have to say visiting the crystal factory was not something high on my to do ...

... to play golf. Now I return to the world of garage cleaning, deck washing, dog bathing, and sheet changing. Living in a hotel room isn't terrific especially when you climb 8 flights of stairs to find your key has stopped working (on several ...

... Imagine one of the other consultant's and I pushing our luggage through this massive airport, up and down elevators and through the hotel! I just hoped there wasn't a fire that night because I didn't see a complimentary robe in the room and I had opted ...

... Legos on the table in the campervan. Now the sun is out, so the guys are all on the beach while I use the wi-fi at the hotel next door.  We’ve had plenty of sunshine so far, so an occasional wet morning is okay. Liam says:  "I like when we ...

... nbsp; It was a peek into the ancient Chinese Culture.  It was funny seeing the old buildings and Chinese signs everywhere while our Waterford emblem was held high by Ken to keep our group close together. We then broke up for lunch.  We gave the ...

... home, and it should arrive at Mum's about the same time we arrive home.  Can't wait to unwrap my treasurers. Our Hotel, the Waterford Marina is located on the banks of the River Suir where it's joined by the St John River, in a very pretty location ...

... Waterford Treasures heritage museum (thanks Gram and Grandad!) , where we got a chance to look at the troubled nature of Waterford's history. It seems that everybody's conquered it at one point in time. We especially enjoyed the Viking exhibits. It was ...

... this morning with chopsticks! We got to the airport and saw Tracy again.  She is so sweet and will really miss her Waterford friends.  She traveled over an hour just to be able to spend a few moments with us before we went through ...

... wanted to be on the road about 9 o'clock so it was a quick breakfast. There is a fantastic new motorway that goes from Waterford to Dublin so we whizzed up that and were on the outskirts of Dublin within 2 hours.Then the fun began of finding our way ...

... way briefly between the many portly tourists who seemed to be rather too fond of ice-cream and related paraphernalia. Leaving Waterford, we headed up Route 100 to the ski-resort and pretty mountain village of Stowe and from there over the Mountain ...